What is 15.62 percent of 78400 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 78400 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 78400 is 100%, so we can write it down as 78400=100%.
4. We know, that x is 15.62% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=15.62%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 78400=100%
2) x=15.62%
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
78400/x=100%/15.62%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 15.62% of 78400

78400/x=100/15.62
(78400/x)*x=(100/15.62)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
78400=6.4020486555698*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.4020486555698) to get x
78400/6.4020486555698=x
12246.08=x
x=12246.08

now we have:
15.62% of 78400=12246.08